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Why do Wordsworth have so many books with goofy lookin covers?
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Why do Wordsworth have so many books with goofy lookin covers?
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>>7895594
1. renewing medieval tradition of "drolleries"
2. because they can
3. because the publisher's specific sense of humor
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kek
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>>7895788
Who the fuck designs these things?
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Somebody please post thr Infinite Jest edit.
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lel
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this is the best
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>mfw Wordsworth threads
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>>7895785
>2. because they can

this
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Unrelated question: What is your opinion on Penguin classics in terms of style and translation?
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>>7895810
Is this real or an edit? I can't even tell anymore
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>Not posting the best one
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this is good
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>>7896182
It's an edit someone on /lit/ made: GR isn't in the public domain so Wordsworth can't afford to publish it.
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>>7895814
change "Dracula" to "Symphony of the night" and we're all good
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>>7896546
>blade end of axe facing forward
>not butt end
baka to be honest with those assembled here
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>>7896600
checking your double dubs fampai, but he kills the pawnbroker with the blade end and the sister with the butt end
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I'm in the hospital right now recovering from a surgery, and these covers are making me laugh hard as fuck. How does anyone think these covers are a good idea?
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>>7896629
I dunno
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>>7895810
Undoubtedly my favorite.
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>>7895806
>>7895810
>>7895814
>>7896540
>>7896546
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>>7896550
they're not even real
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Goosebumps is a Wordsworth classic now, pic related.
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>>7896654
this is my fav
posting another classic
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>>7896644
tanto de amicis fa cagare
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>>7895594
for real the Master & Margarita cover is good and not unfitting at all donno why it always catches flak here, have you not read it?

the book is like an Orthodox Christian Spongebob episode
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>>7896899
Just finished Master and Margarita while in the hospital. 10/10
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>>7896899
it's like a fucked up fever dream with combined motifs from alice and wonderland and grand theft auto
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>>7896899
also
>modern handgun
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>>7896899
>an orthodox christian spongebob episode
My god, you're right
Mostly Behemoth and Fagott's misadventures though, the Pilate/Master sections are pretty damn emotional much of the time
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>>7896644
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>>7895788
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...the Jews
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>>7896605
Wasn't it the other way around?
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>>7898210
yes you'er right sorry had it reversed.
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